PowerShell Accelerated: Fast-Track Your IT Automation

Contentmodules:

1. Introduction to PowerShell

- What is PowerShell?

- History and development (PowerShell 5.1, Core and 7+)

- Differences between CMD, PowerShell and Bash

- Installing and updating PowerShell

2. PowerShell basics

- PowerShell console vs. PowerShell ISE vs. VS Code

- Basic commands (cmdlets) and syntax

- Understanding objects, pipelines and variables

- Help system (Get-Help, Get-Command, Get-Member)

3. Working with cmdlets and objects

- Find and use cmdlets

- Understanding objects, properties and methods

- Filtering and sorting with Where-Object and Sort-Object

- Format output (Format-Table, Format-List, Out-GridView)

– Hands-on training

4. Variables, arrays and hash tables

- Declaration and use of variables

- Working with arrays and collections

- Creating and using hash tables

5. Scripting and automation

- Writing simple scripts (.ps1 files)

- Use of script parameters

- Control structures: if, switch, for, foreach, while

- Error handling with Try, Catch, Finally

- Logging and transcription

– Hands-on training

6. Input and output management

- Reading and writing files

- Working with CSV, JSON and XML files

- Export data (Export-CSV, ConvertTo-Json)

– Hands-on training

7. Management of processes, services and tasks

- Working with processes (Get-Process, Stop-Process)

- Manage services (Get Service, Start Service)

- Task planning with the ScheduledTasks module

8. Network configuration and remote administration

- Network configuration and tests (Test-NetConnection)

- Working with DNS, IP and firewall

- Remote administration with Enter-PSSession and Invoke-Command

9. Security and authorizations

- User rights and authorizations

- Management of login information and secrets

- Use of RunAs and secure strings

10. Active Directory (AD) administration

- Import and use of the ActiveDirectory module

- Management of users, groups and OUs

- Mass creation of users and groups

- Reporting and exporting AD data

- Group Policy Management (GPO)

11. Administration of Exchange Server 2019 On-Premises

- Connection with the Exchange Management Shell

- Management of mailboxes, groups and contacts

- Assignment of authorizations for mailboxes

- Management of distribution lists and shared mailboxes

- Monitoring and reporting

12. Advanced PowerShell techniques

- Working with regular expressions

- Creating extended functions (Begin, Process, End)

- Creating and importing modules

- Background and planned tasks

13. Performance monitoring and reporting

- System performance monitoring (get counter)

- Creating HTML and Excel reports

- Real-time monitoring with Out-GridView

14. Working with Azure and the cloud

- Installation of the Azure module

- Management of Azure resources with PowerShell

- Management of Microsoft 365 with ExchangeOnlineManagement

15. Troubleshooting and debugging

- Debugging of scripts (Set-PSBreakpoint)

- Analysis of logs and errors

- Fixing common PowerShell problems

16. Printing, registration and event logs

- Management of printers and print jobs

- Secure processing of the registration

- Reading event logs

17. Practical projects and exercises

- Automated user provisioning in AD

- Creation of reports for audits

- Mass management of Exchange mailboxes

- Scheduled backup and cleanup scripts

18. Best practices and optimization

- Writing clean and efficient code

- Documentation of scripts and modules

- Safety best practices

- Performance optimization